Test 6

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Test 6

I ____ here for five years so far.
- A) worked
- B) have worked
- C) am working
- D) was working
George must go home now, but he wishes ____ .
- A) he hasn’t had to
- B) hadn’t had to
- C) he mustn’t
- D) he didn’t have to
The teacher told us ____ any mistakes.
- A) don’t make
- B) not make
- C) not to make
- D) not made
I took a taxi so that I ____ miss the train.
- A) can’t
- B) wouldn’t
- C) won’t
- D) don’t
The ____ names are David and Samuel.
- A) man’s
- B) men’s
- C) men
- D) their
You never saw him, ____ you?
- A) did
- B) do
- C) didn’t
- D) don’t
They walked ____ the hospital.
- A) until to
- B) as far as
- C) until
- D) as much as
Who ____ ?
- A) for you waited
- B) did you wait for you
- C) did you wait for
- D) did wait for you
There’s a boy over there, ____?
- A) doesn’t there
- B) wasn’t there
- C) isn’t it
- D) isn’t there
He’ll take ___.
- A) them off
- B) of them
- C) them of
- D) bus on
We’ll get ____ here.
- A) on bus
- B) the bus on
- C) on the bus
- D) bus on
She has been with us ____ ten years.
- A) since
- B) from
- C) for
- D) in
We must be very careful when we drive, ____ we?
- A) mustn’t
- B) must
- C) oughtn’t
- D) don’t
It’s been rainy all afternoon, ____ it?
- A) wasn’t
- B) isn’t
- C) hasn’t
- D) doesn’t
Children often hurt ____ while playing in the garden.
- A) themselves
- B) himself
- C) their
- D) they
New York is ____ important city in USA.
- A) the more
- B) the most
- C) more
- D) most
I am interested ____ flying kites.
- 17. I am interested ____ flying kites.
- 17. I am interested ____ flying kites. A) at B to
- C) for
- D) in
The temperature is about 35C today, ____ it?
- A) isn’t
- B) doesn’t
- C) shall
- D) won’t
His father told him ____ careful.
- A) being
- B) to be
- C) be
- D) been
She told him where ____.
- A) she lived
- B) does she live
- C) has she lived
- D) did she live
____ their sister given a present last year?
- A) Are
- B) Is
- C) Was
- D) Does
She’s ____ her lunch.
- A) already eaten
- B) still eaten
- C) eaten yet
- D) yet eaten
English ____ almost everywhere in the world.
- A) is speaking
- B) is spoke
- C) is spoken
- D) spoken
She asked me if ____ her.
- A) I had seen
- B) had I seen
- C) I have seen
- D) did I see
I asked him ____ close the door.
- A) do not
- B) don’t to
- C) not to
- D) don’t
Jack asked me if ____ swimming.
- A) did I like
- B) I liked
- C) do I like
- D) I was liked
When ____ to you?
- A) did that letter send
- B) does that letter send
- C) is that letter sending
- D) was that letter sent
Where do you want ____?
- A) me go
- B) to me go
- C) to me to go
- D) me to go
He said he ____ her before.
- A) meets
- B) has met
- C) had met
- D) was met
Mary wondered what ____ that I wanted.
- A) it was
- B) is it
- C) was it
- D) it is
I got the computer ____.
- A) repairing
- B) repaired
- C) repairs
- D) to repair
I ____ up early last year.
- A) use to get
- B) used to getting
- C) used get
- D) used to get
You are ____ I am.
- A) the same age as
- B) the same age with
- C) the same age like
- D) same age as
He’s ____ dressed quickly.
- A) use getting
- B) use to getting
- C) used to get
- D) used to getting
I wish I ____ yesterday.
- A) met
- B) would meet
- C) had met
- D) meet
Do you mind ____ the window?
- A) closing
- B) to close
- C) close
- D) to closing
They came here ____ the second day of May.
- A) until
- B) in
- C) on
- D) at
She wrote her name on ____ book.
- A) most
- B) each
- C) all
- D) both
I’d ____ finish this book.
- A) not better to
- B) not better
- C) better not
- D) better not to
She ____ go there.
- A) would rather not
- B) wouldn’t rather
- C) would rather not to
- D) would rather don’t
____ clever, he would not have passed.
- A) Was he not
- B) If he been
- C) If he will not be
- D) If he had not been
The policeman ____ that man if he doesn’t stop disturbing neighbors.
- A) arrests
- B) will arrest
- C) would arrest
- D) had arrested
He would never have found such a good job ____ his uncle’s help.
- A) if
- B) with
- C) unless
- D) but for
If only ____ , this wouldn’t have happened.
- A) we have been careful
- B) had we been careful
- C) we were not careful
- D) we had been careful
John: I’m tired.
Jerry: Yes, you look as if ____ a good night’s sleep.
- A) you need
- B) you would be needed
- C) you would need
- D) you’ve needed
Would he have gone to Europe if ____ Europeans are racists?
- A) he had known
- B) he was knowing
- C) had he known
- D) was he knowing
No matter what he said to his girlfriend, she ____ listen to him.
- A) isn’t
- B) wasn’t
- C) wouldn’t
- D) couldn’t
Mary: Why didn’t you call me?
Jane: Well, ____ all this week.
- A) I was trying to call you
- B) Trying to call you
- C) I’ve been trying to call you
- D) I tried to call you
Tony: What a surprise to see you at the airport yesterday!
Bill: Yes, ____ some friends.
- A) I’ve been seeing off
- B) I’ve seen off
- C) I was seeing off
- D) I would see off
We’re delighted to see you back! ____ you so much!
- A) We’ve missed
- B) We were missing
- C) We had missed
- D) We are missing
Tom: I’ve been reading Turkish books.
Ann: Oh, really? ____ you knew Turkish.
- A) I haven’t known
- B) I didn’t know
- C) I hadn’t known
- D) I don’t know
Dan: Have you ever seen her secret house?
Bob: Yes, ____ last year
- A) I’d seen it
- B) I’ve seen it
- C) I saw it
- D) I did see it
I think you ____ this work yesterday evening.
- A) should have done
- B) had done
- C) should do
- D) would do
They discovered that the files ____ stolen while they were the other room.
- A) is
- B) will be
- C) had been
- D) was been
I asked you to get some white cheese! You ____ bought this!
- A) shouldn’t have
- B) hadn’t to have
- C) mustn’t have
- D) wouldn’t have
I always enjoyed ____ in that lake in summer.
- A) to have swum
- B) been swimming
- C) to swimming
- D) swimming
The boy told his teacher a lie to avoid ____.
- A) be punished
- B) to be punished
- C) being punished
- D) punishing
The two children ____ to look forward ____ to their grandparents house at Christmas
- A) use / to going
- B) used / to going
- C) used to / to go
- D) use to / to go
Having worked hard for three months, he succeeded ____ his exam.
- A) to pass
- B) in to pass
- C) in passing
- D) passing
They accused him ___ a thief.
- A) for being
- B) as being
- C) of being
- D) to be
We are very busy at the office. I must ____ my holiday for a while.
- A) put up
- B) put through
- C) put off
- D) put in
We have an extra room in our house. We will gladly ____ you ____ for a week or two.
- A) put / up
- B) put / off
- C) put / through
- D) put / in
How do you find your new neighbors? I’ve heard they are difficult to ____ .
- A) get up
- B) get on with
- C) get down
- D) get over
I tried to telephone my family several times last night, but I just couldn’t ____.
- A) get up
- B) get on with
- C) get down
- D) get through
Who do you think will ____ when he resigns?
- A) take over
- B) take in
- C) take up
- D) take off
With her blue eyes she seems to ____ her aunt.
- A) take after
- B) take off
- C) take away
- D) take for
There was so much noise I could hardly ____ what he was saying.
- A) make out
- B) make for
- C) make up
- D) make off
Despite the snowstorm, we decided to ____ Chicago instead of sleeping in the car.
- A) make out
- B) make for
- C) make up
- D) make off
After the operation one of the nurses stayed at his bedside, waiting for him to ____ .
- A) come up
- B) come around
- C) come off
- D) come away
He’s full of wonderful plans, but they very seldom ____ .
- A) come in
- B) come about
- C) come off
- D) come down
He got a low mark, but he ____ to have answered most of the questions correctly.
- A) contracts
- B) claims
- C) blames
- D) conceives
She was fifteen minutes late because she was __ by a traffic jam.
- A) bent on
- B) fled
- C) troubled
- D) delayed
Teachers like ________ students.
- A) conscious
- B) conscientious
- C) consenting
- D) conscience
Her parents will never ________ such outrageous behavior.
- A) put up
- B) endeavor
- C) concentrate
- D) tolerate
After trying for some time, he gave ________ working on it.
- A) way
- B) up
- C) in
- D) on
Are you any good ________ making soup?
- A) by
- B) for
- C) at
- D) from
________ for his great courage, all lives would have been lost.
- A) It had not been
- B) It wouldn’t have seen
- C) Had it not been
- D) Wouldn’t it have been
Yes, I know you’re tired this morning, but ________ to the party, you wouldn’t have come home late.
- A) if you would have gone
- B) if you hadn’t gone
- C) if you have gone
- D) if you wouldn’t have gone
Unless he’s offered more money elsewhere, ________ this job.
- A) he won’t accept
- B) he would accept
- C) he’ll accept
- D) he wouldn’t accept
If I’d realized this before, I ________ in such a mess now.
- A) won’t have been
- B) wouldn’t be
- C) wouldn’t have been
- D) won’t be
If only ________ it, none of this would’ve happened.
- A) I wouldn’t have mentioned
- B) I hadn’t mentioned
- C) I haven’t mentioned
- D) I would’ve mentioned
A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Yes, you look as if ________ an aspirin.
- A) you need
- B) you would need
- C) you would’ve needed
- D) you’ve needed
________ to the market, when it started to the rain.
- A) I was just about to go
- B) I would just go
- C) I’m just about to go
- D) I’ve just about gone
________ but I didn’t have enough money.
- A) I would buy it
- B) I will have bought it
- C) I was going to buy it
- D) I’ll buy it
A: Why haven’t you told me about your problems before?
B: Well, ________ all this week.
- A) I was trying to tell you all about them
- B) I’ve been trying to tell you all about them
- C) I’m trying to tell you all about them
- D) I tried to tell you all about them
A: Did you see your boss at the airport yesterday!
B: Yes, ________ his family.
- A) he’s been seeing off
- B) he was seeing off
- C) he was seen off
- D) he would see off
A: What is the most serious disadvantage of living in a city?
B: The most serious one is ________ the city is too noisy.
- A) hich is
- B) about which
- C) because of the fact that
- D) that
How nice to be back home! ________ it so much!
- A) We’ve missed
- B) We had missed
- C) We were missing
- D) We are missing
A: I’ve been working a lot on my computer these days.
B: Oh, really? ________ you had a computer.
- A) I haven’t known
- B) I hadn’t known
- C) I didn’t know
- D) I don’t know
A: Have you written to them?
B: Yes, ________ twice last month.
- A) I’d written to them
- B) I wrote to them
- C) I’ve written to them
- D) I would have written to them
A: How long has he been away?
B: Oh, ________ three weeks on Friday.
- A) he’ll be gone
- B) he’ll gone
- C) he will have been
- D) he will have been gone
A: I do hope we can watch TV tonight.
B: Oh, yes. I’m sure ________ the serial by now.
- A) they’ll put up
- B) they’ll have put up
- C) they’d put up
- D) they’ll be put up
A: What excellent French you speak!
B: So ________ ! I lived in Paris for twenty years.
- A) I must
- B) I should
- C) I am to
- D) I have to
A: What was that noise?
B: Oh, don’t worry; it ________ the cat.
- A) should’ve been
- B) can be
- C) must have been
- D) ought to be
What a lovely carpet you’ve bought! It ________ expensive!
- A) should’ve been
- B) has been
- C) must have been
- D) ought to be
He is getting fatter and fatter. He ________ eating too much.
- A) must be
- B) can be
- C) may
- D) might

Find the synonyms of the underlined words.

It’s incredible to see him in such good health after the accident.
- A) creditable
- B) increasing
- C) unthinkable
- D) unbelievable
She was angry because he disregarded her feelings in this matter.
- A) did not ignore
- B) discharged
- C) paid no attention to
- D) considered
During the ten years he worked in Germany he accumulated a fortune.
- A) made
- B) expanded
- C) concentrated
- D) increased
He did his work reluctantly because he did not like the director.
- A) slowly
- B) unwillingly
- C) inefficiently
- D) unhesitatingly

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